Wednesday, October 28, 2015

The
Wedding Chapel follows several couples over a span of 60+ years.Although I am usually not a fan of flashback
novels, I am a fan of this book!

I love fictional books that have a
theme.Now, I am not sure I always
understand the intended theme of a book.However, the themes I have in my head for The Wedding Chapel are: communication matters, nasty people can
destroy many lives, and good people can make a difference in someone’s
life.(OH!And although you can’t go back, you can go
forward in a way that diminishes the mistakes of the past!)You can hold onto hurts for years and
years.You can THINK you understand
something correctly – but you don’t.Mean people often know they are mean!

One of the minor characters, Sam
Gillingham, is a person I would like to know – along with his wife!He says, “You got anger?You talk to the Holy Spirit. ‘Help me.Give me your peace, your joy.”

There are too many stories to list
and I am afraid I will give too many hints.It is a GREAT book!I loved it!

Monday, October 12, 2015

I have
broken one of my cardinal rules by reading book 3 before reading books 1 and
2.However, it was easy to read as a
stand alone book.

On This Foundation is a fictionalized
story of Nehemiah.It is biblically
based but has taken liberties with the story.

Nehemiah
saved his brothers when they were young, and hopes to save them again.A story about poverty due to high taxes and a
land consumed with drought.There are
daughters working as servants or marrying older rich men while still desiring
to do what is right but bound to their roles.City walls need to be rebuilt to protect people.There is romance. There is corruption.There is truth.

This book
made me want to go back and read the biblical accounts again….along with books
1 and 2 in the fictional series!

**I was given this
book to read in exchange for my honest review.Thanks, Bethany House.**

Sunday, October 11, 2015

When I
started reading this book I didn’t know if I would really like it.I couldn’t figure out if I liked the
subject.I just didn’t know.These thoughts changed though…be assured!

This is the
story about a little girl who loses all she has…all she knows…during World War
II.She has terrible things happen in
her life, but she has someone who truly looks out for her best interests.

Long story
short she ends up in South Africa.She
ends up with yet another new name.She
is truly adopted by a loving family.

This story
spans at least 14 years.

There were
many thought provoking lines, but here are a couple that really stuck out to
me:

-"It's not just a story, Grietjie, it's
the truth. Just remember, when you suffer and feel the heat of the flames,
that's when God is there. He watches carefully, until He can see His own image
in you. He'll never leave you in the flames too long."

-“Some people stress the punishment of a
jealous God, who will visit the sins of the fathers on the third and fourth
generations of those who hate Him.They live
in fear of the Almighty God.” ---- “But I believe in a loving God, who, through
grae, forgives us when we ask for forgiveness.”

Thursday, October 1, 2015

I found out about Kara Tippetts a
few months before she passed away.I
loved her blog.I loved her
honesty.I loved how she just put it out
there!We need more of that in the
world.

It is often hard to know what to do
when someone is hurting.Laying down
your life often means laying down your schedule. Just Show Up is an honest view of how
to serve.It is a guide to how to be a
better friend.

Cancer sucks.I have watched it consume a 13-year-old
student, and my 57-year-old brother.Kara handled the cancer she had with the more grace than is easy to
comprehend.

About Me

I am a chicken! I am not a risk taker. I am trying to take baby steps towards becoming less "chickeny"! I am a wife of 1, mother of 4 ages 26-18. Jesus follower, homeschool mom, history teacher are all samples of titles I would put on myself. I love to laugh and learn. When reading I usually have a 5 chapter rule. If I am not hooked by the end of the 5th chapter, I move on to the next book. Fortunately, I never find myself with nothing to read!